Dispensing and display container



JuneQ, 1925. 1,541,659

5. J. RAMSAY DISPENSING AND DISPLAY CONTAINER Filed Jun/ 14, 1924 2 Sheets-Shoot 1 INVENTOR Sewno 1 June9 ,1925.

,541,659 5. J. RAMSAY DISPENSING AND DISPLAY CONTAINER Filed July 1 14, 1924 2 Sheets-Shut 2' whw Serena 0119 11115157 INVENTOR rronuzv Patented June 9, 1925.

snnnno J. Bursar, or ALGONA, Iowa;

DISPENSING Aim DISPLAY coirrnnrna.

Application filed July 14, 1924.- Serial 1T0.'725,944.

v To all it may concern,

Be it known that I, Snnnno J. RAMSAY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Algona, in the county of Kossuth and State of Iowa, have. invented new and useful Improvements-in Dispensing and Display Con' tainers, of which the following is a' specification.

This invention relates to containers for holding bulk candies, nuts, or similar 'commodities.

The object is to provide a container which will hold a relatively large quantity of such goods for dispensing pur oses concealed from the view and out of t e reach of the purchaser, and having a relatively smallquantity or thin layer arranged at the front ofthe container and along the. top thereof in covering relation so as to give the impression that the container is completely full, the front and top layers commingling at the front corner so as to enhance this effect.

Another object is to provide a container for this purpose which may be placed as a unit within an ordinary show case, along with other similar containers, to entirely fill the same from end to end, thus showing acontinuous array or series of apparently full bins or hop ers containing nuts, candies drawing the container from the showcase without disturbing the other units.

'A final object is to 'rovide 'a dispensing and display container For bulk candy or the like which, while arranged in a show case,

may have any desired quantity removed therefrom, at the rear of the same, without dan'gerof any of the contents rolling ,out-

upon the bottom of the showcase, the rear of the container being designed for the rethis purpose.

ception of the usual scoop or shovel used for A full and invention may be obtained from a consideration of. the following detailed description,

complete understanding of the taken in connection with'the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, it being understood that while the drawings show a practical form of the in- .vention, the latter is not to be confined to strict conformity with the showing thereof, but may be changed or modified, so long as such changes or modifications mark no material departure from the salient features of theinvention, as specifically pointed out in the-appended claims.

In the drawings in which similar reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several figures:-

Figure l is a perspective view "of a show case having a series of the improved containers arranged in position' on the bottom thereof.

Figure 2 is an enlarged detail perspective view of one of the containers.)

Figure 3 is a vertical, longitudinal section through the container.

.Figure 4-is a vertical, transverse section taken on the line 4-4'df Figure 3.

Figure 5 is-a rear elevation of the device. Referring to the drawings, there is shown a rectangular, box-like structureformed'of suitable sheet metal, preferably a heavy grade .of tin, and comprising a bottom 1 somewhat lon er thanwide, and opposite, upstanding si e walls 2 extending from the front edge to the rear edge of the said bottom. The sides ma be of any desired hei' ht and are pre erably secured .along their bottom edges to the sides of the bottom by extending the margins of the latter downwardly and ,thenceinwardly, as at 3, and forming the lower edges of the sides into inwardly extending foot portions 4 and crimping the margins of the same over the margins of the bottom, as clearly shown in Figures 4 and 5 of the draw1ngs. The foot portions. 4 serve to elevate the bottom 1 above the floor of a show case or other support, and .serve as runners to slide the container into and out of position between other units'of its kind, when a plurality of cont ainersare placed in a' showcase, as illus-' trated in Figure 1.

TIIeEfrOnt edge of the bottom 1 is turned u wardly to form aflange 5, and the front e ges of the sides 2 are turned inwardly to form side-flanges .6, to form abutments for" afront glass or other suitable transparent panel 7 extending from the bottom '1 tothe top of the sidesand contacting with the latter so as to expose the entire front of the device to view.

Spaced somewhat in rear of the glass front 7 is a sheet metal partition 8, extending transversely between the sides 2 and parallel to the said front, the lower edge of the partition being turned rearwardly to form an attaching flange 9 which may be soldered or otherwise secured to the bottom, while the upper edge of the partition, which is somewhat below the top edges of the sides 2, is bent to the rear to form a horizontal, transverse support 10, the marginal portion of the same being then bent downwardly to form a hand hold 11.for a purpose to be explained, all of which is clearly shown in Figure 3.

The side margins of the partition 8 are extended forwardly to constitute attaching portions 12 which are suitably fastened, preferably by soldering, to the front portions of the side plates 2, and the front margins of said extensions are directed inwardly towards each other to form inner abutment flanges 13 for theglass front and to retain strip being suitably secured, as by soldering,

to the upper, front corners of the sides 2.

The sheet of metal comprising the bottom 1 is initially cut somewhat longer than the sides 2, and the excess portion located at the rear of the container is bent upwardly to form a lower rear wall 15 flush with the lower rear edges of the sides 2, and the marginal portion of the metal is then bent downwardly and forwardly to form an inclined chute 16, the lower, front edge of which rests upon the bottom and is preferably soldered thereto to prevent in ress of water into the cavit thus formed uring the process of washing or cleansing the container.

transverse strip of sheet metal 17 has its ends soldered or otherwise secured between the upper, rear portions of the sides 2 to form an upper rear wall, which is preferably inwardly set from the rear edges of said sides, the said strip having its lower portion 18 bent inwardly in substantial parallelism to the lower, inclined wall or chute 16, and forming therewith, an opening for the purpose of shoveling or scooping out the candy or other contents, when the same is being retailed.

The upper edge of the transverse strip 17 is bent forwardly to form a rear,-horizontal, transverse support 19 in substantial alinement with the front support 10, the marginal portion 20 being then bent downward ly to avoid injuring the hands of the operator.

The supports 10 and 19 respectively are adapted to support a combined cover and display tray 21, which fits snugly between the upper edges of the sides 2 while resting the contents will commingle and give the appearance of a completely filled bin or hopper, even though the supply in the container proper may be nearly exhausted.

The sides of the tray 21 are provided with upstanding, shallow walls 23, and the rear edge of the tray is turned upwardly and returned upon itself to form a rear wall 24, while the metal constituting the bottom of the tray 21 is extended forwardly, at its front edge, and curved downwardly as at 25 to form an overhanging lip extending into the upper portion of the aforesaid pocket 22, the terminal portion of said metal being again returned upon itself and extended rearwardly and thence bent at right angles to form a flange 26 beneath the bottom of the tray 21, and perpendicular thereto, for the purpose of engaging the aforesaid front support 10 to serve in properly positioning the tray and to prevent any longitudinal movement of the same. The upstanding sides 23' of the tray being located between the upper edges of the sides 2 of the container prevents any lateral movement of said tray. 1

With the tray removed, a quantity of the ion goods to be dispensed may be readily poured or placed into the container through the open top thereof, the inclined wall 18 serv: ng to prevent any of the goods from passing out through the outlet 27, for the goods are caused to assume an inclined position, as indicated in dotted lines at the lower edge of the said wall 18, where they are in convenient position to be shoveled or scooped out in the ordinary manner. As the bulk of the goods above this point is lowered, the same will maintain this position at the outlet opening, and there is no danger of the same rolling out. v

The pocket 22vis filled up to the top and, prior to placing the filled tray in position, the container proper-is placed in position in the show case, as shown in Figure 1, by supporting the front end of said container with the fingers of one hand laced beneath the depending flange or han hold 11, while the fingers of the other hand may engage beneath the lower rear wall 15 or the lower edge of the inclined wall 18, This manner of handling the container will avoid disturbing the displayed ca'ndies, etc. in adjoining containers. The tray is now filled and placed in position on the container, and by placing a small quantity at the top of the pocket, a thin layer is provided across the top and down the front to give the desired appearance of a full box. The contents of the tra and the pocket may be readily change at any time for fresh material, and thesame may be freely dispensed from the rear of the container even down to the last portion thereof. The restricted outlet at the back of the container serves to preserve the contents in good condition, by excluding the light and the heatand preventing the ingress of dust anddirt.

From the foregoing it will be seen that asimple, cheaply manufactured, and strong and durable container has been provided,

which freely permits of the'dispensing of all of the contents thereof, while preserving the same in a clean and fresh condition; that the display feature thereof gives at all times the appearance of a completely filled container, thus adding to its attractiveness and aiding in the sales, and that the device has the added advantage of being easily cleansed, handled, re-charged, and placed in position in a show case or elsewhere.

What is claimed is 1. A. dispensing and display container for bulk candy or the like. comprising a mainv receptacle'having an outlet at the rear.

thereof, and provided with a pocket having a transparent front wall and located at the front of the receptacle, a separatetray forming the top of the main receptacle and removable therefrom to permit filling the full receptacle at same, said tray and said pocket bein adapted to hold candy or the li e indepen ently of the main receptacle, said tray having its bottom. wall at the front'supportedon the inner wall of the pocket and havin its front end open and communicatin wit the top of the pocket to cause the can y in each to commingle and give the appearance of a a 1 times.

2. A dispensing and display container for bulk candy or the like comprising a main receptacle having an outlet at the rear theretransparent front wall and located at the front of. the rece tacle, a separate-tray forming thetop' of t e main receptacle and removable therefrom 'to permit filling the saine, said tray and said pocket being adapted 'to hold candy or the like independently of the main receptacle, said tray comprising a bottom wall adapted to rest atits front end on the upper edge of the rear wall of the pocket, and having a rear wall and side walls and a down-turned front wall extending within the pocket to permit the candy in the tray to commingle with the candy in provided with an outlet opening elevated above the bottom and extending from side to side, a forwardly and downwardly inclined chute extending from the lower edge of the outlet opening to the bottom of the receptacle, a similarly inclined chute .ex-

tending from the upper edge of said outlet opening, said rear wall and partition wall terminating short of 'the upper edgesof the main side walls, and a tray adapted to rest on the upper edges of the rear and partition walls to form a top to the main receptacle and removable to permit filling the same, said tray having upstanding side and rear walls flush at their upper edges with the sides of the receptacle and a downturned flange at its front edge to fit over the partition, said pocket and tray being adapted to be filled with candyor the like.

4. A dispensing and display container for bulk candy or the like comprising a main receptacle including a bottom and side walls, a transparent wallsecured at the front edges of the same, a vertical partition wall secured in rear of and spaced from the transparent Wall to form a vertical pocket, a rear walljoining the bottom and sides and provided with an outlet opening elevated above the bottom and extending from side to side, a forwardly and downwardly inclined chute extending from the lower edge of the outlet opening to the bottom of the receptacle, a similarly inclined chute extending'from the upper edge of said outlet opening, said rear wall and partition/wall terminating short of the upper edges of the main side walls, and a tray adapted to rest on the upper edges of the rear and partition walls to form a top to the main receptacle and removable to permit filling the same.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing a s'my own, I have hereto aflixed my slgnature.

SERENO J. RAMSAY. 

